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Table 4.10. Residual moisture in fibres of cane component parts after vacuum drying and prior to Brix-free water analysis.
Sample
Residual moisture after one hour drying at 65 o C in an air oven followed by vacuum drying at 65 o C for 16 hours/%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Mean
Stalk fibre 2.34 0.96 0.43 1.13 0.46 1.88 3.30 2.13 0.90 0.95 0.64 1.38
Stalk pith 1.17 1.21 0.85 1.04 3.53 0.56 2.33 0.71 0.89 0.01 1.21 1.23
Rind fibre 1.57 -0.27 1.74 0.15 2.25 0.20 3.40 0.25 1.62 -0.17 0.93 1.06
Rind fines 0.63 0.99 0.80 1.74 1.31 0.22 0.59 0.66 0.75 2.11 1.16 1.00
Top 1.07 -0.32 1.66 0.25 0.38 0.15 0.44 -0.93 0.84 1.07 2.36 0.63
Dry leaf fibre 1.13 1.11 0.52 0.39 1.18 0.32 2.18 0.98 1.02 1.33 2.82 1.18
Dry leaf fines 1.87 1.30 0.88 1.13 0.82 0.16 0.68 3.19 2.85 1.32 1.37 1.42
Green leaf fibre 1.12 1.37 0.84 1.94 2.20 0.32 0.54 0.78 0.69 1.31 1.25 1.13
Green leaf fines -0.14 1.48 0.94 1.83 0.82 0.27 0.76 0.85 1.55 1.41 1.44 1.02
1.12
Sample Residual moisture after vacuum drying at 80 o C for 3 hours after Mangion and Player (1991)/%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Mean
Stalk fibre 1.57 1.35 2.14 1.04 2.91 0.85 1.32 -0.22 2.77 1.55 1.96 1.57
Stalk pith 1.87 1.52 1.30 1.33 1.46 2.92 -0.18 1.47 1.74 1.43 1.44 1.48
Rind fibre 1.59 1.36 1.03 1.04 1.71 1.08 1.31 2.12 1.52 1.27 1.09 1.38
Rind fines 3.74 1.40 1.70 1.13 1.48 1.83 1.38 1.34 1.74 1.23 2.54 1.77
Top 1.83 1.99 0.92 0.13 -0.19 1.84 4.64 -0.72 1.78 2.42 1.30 1.45
Dry leaf fibre 2.16 0.29 4.01 1.15 4.60 1.84 1.55 1.81 2.54 2.39 2.04 2.22
Dry leaf fines 2.04 1.46 2.09 1.35 1.57 1.28 1.60 1.27 2.05 1.68 1.51 1.63
Green leaf fibre 2.19 1.73 4.24 1.32 1.72 3.22 1.83 1.51 2.18 1.38 1.52 2.08
Green leaf fines 2.42 2.52 3.16 1.62 0.12 2.61 2.00 0.99 2.29 1.73 1.50 1.90
1.72
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